Post-game notes courtesy of the NYR; post-game interview transcripts courtesy of the NHL via ASAP Sports: Rangers 5, Lightning 1. Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – HIGH FIVE – The Rangers have registered five goals in each of the last two games, and each…

[polldaddy poll=8887216 align=”left”] Game 4. Rangers at Lightning. Pretty close to a must-win for ya boys. Not technically, but, you know. Going down 3-1 again and coming back against this explosive team probably isn’t happening. As Marc Staal said, they will need to play their best game of the…

Post-game notes courtesy of the NYR; post-game interview transcripts courtesy of the NHL, via ASAP Sports: Lightning 6, Rangers 5 (OT). Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – HIGH FIVE – The Rangers tallied five goals in the contest, which is the most they have…

Post-game notes and quotes courtesy of the NYR; post-game transcripts courtesy of the NHL via ASAPSports: Lightning 6, Rangers 2. Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE – The Rangers have split the first two games of a playoff series in eight…

Click here to see Frank Becerra’s great Game 1 photo gallery. Click here to read my column from lohud.com. Click here to read Josh Thomson’s game story from lohud.com. Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Click here for Henrik Lundqvist’s post-game press conference video.…

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL FIVE THINGS TO WATCH: FAMILIAR FACES: This is the storyline of the whole series, or at least until it starts to be about other players. Ex-Rangers Ryan Callahan, Brian Boyle and Anton Stralman and former Lightning players Martin St. Louis and Dan Boyle. SPEED VS. SPEED: This…

My story from lohud.com: By Rick Carpiniello GREENBURGH – When Tampa Bay eliminated Montreal Tuesday, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos received a congratulatory text from former captain Martin St. Louis. Stamkos replied with his “thanks” and added “Hope we see you in Game 1.” When the Rangers beat Washington in Game…

To see my preview of the series, click here, or scroll down to the previous thread. Click here for Frank Becerra Jr.’s photo gallery from Game 7. And click here for Frank’s outstanding sights & sounds video from Game 7. ************************************************ Here’s a look at how the Rangers and Lightning…

Post-game notes & quotes courtesy of the NYR: Rangers 2, Capitals 1 (OT). Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – SEVENTH HEAVEN – The Rangers have now posted a 9-5 record in Game 7s in franchise history, including a 7-0 record in all-time Game 7s…

Post-game notes courtesy of the NYR; post-game quotes courtesy of the Washington Capitals: Rangers 4, Capitals 3. Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – PICK SIX – The Rangers won Game 6 of a playoff series on the road when facing elimination for the third…

Post-game notes & quotes courtesy of the NYR: Rangers 2, Capitals 1 (OT). Click here for boxscore with links to Game Summary, etc. – STAYIN’ ALIVE – The Rangers have won each of their last nine playoff games when facing elimination at Madison Square Garden, dating back to Game…

Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Thoughts: 1) Hope like hell you aren’t coming here to be comforted or assured that it’s going to be OK. Because it’s not. It is now a Must Win. You have my permission to panic. 2) Because I…

Click here to read my column on Chris Kreider from lohud.com. Click here to read Josh Thomson’s game story from lohud.com. Click here for the boxscore with links to the game summary, etc. Click here for Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference video. Thoughts: 1) First, I am not surprised that…

That was such a crazy ending in Game 1 … and I got a few things wrong — writing on deadline and a game that should have gone to OT ending suddenly like that will occasionally do that to a reporter. I wasn’t the only one. No excuses, though. So…